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In this article we consider how an online resource that publishes the findings and video, audio and written extracts from narrative interview studies has developed as an international collaboration, currently including 14 countries worldwide. In the two decades since the initiative was founded, the robust, national qualitative studies for DIPEx International have branched out from patient information and support to learning and teaching, insights and service improvement and cross-national comparisons. Embracing the challenge to reflect plural discourses of illness, health and care in societies that appear increasingly polarised, the DIPEx collaboration presents polyphonic perspectives that stand as potential counters to reductive dualities. As a result the collaboration has established a collection of unique, international resources that can be leveraged to promote understanding and learning from people's experiences of illness and care.

Original publication

DOI

10.1177/1355819620948909

Type

Journal article

Journal

J Health Serv Res Policy

Publication Date

24/09/2020

Keywords

discipline: social science, health services research, international comparison, patient experience, patients’ experiences, qualitative methods, qualitative research, quality improvement, secondary analysis, service improvement